Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-08
ELECTION DAY.
The Whole Nation Watching the El.c-
ton in New York To- day. is
Looked u pom as Meas
uring of Forces.
The Democrats Cor fident OF Success,
but the Labor and Prohibition EIe.
ments Make 1t Uncertsln.
ths Democratic Department Clerks Go
Home TO Vote National Convention OF
Third and Fourth Class Postm asters.
NEW YORK ELECTIONS.

NEW YORK ELECTIONS.
Special to she Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. The approach-
ing election in New York is exciting g
deep interest here. The bearing the re-
suit may have on the presidential contest
next year lends to it an Importance It
otherwise would not have. The contest
is generally locked upon es measure Of
strength OF the various discOrdant ele-
ments, and there is altogether great
deal Of doubt as TO what the measure nent
will show. The labor vote is a thing that
excites the anxiety Of the Democrats. II
that should turn ouE to be half as large as
the labor leaders claim for it, it would De
serious thing for the Democrats.
unless Offset by the prohibition vote
and internal differences on the other side.
TIE fscG that the President has irdorsed
Mr.. Fellows and that the Democrats have
so generally conceded that the nstionsl
issue is st stake renders it all important
for the Republicans to succeed if they
can, and they are
DOING THEIR BEST.
The Democrats claim they will win.
Nearly sll the New Workers in the govern
ment service st Washington have gone
home to vote and considerable money has
been collected in Washington for rhe
campaign. Elk Representative Stevens OF
New York expressed the opinion to-day
that the Democrats would Certainly
be successful. az YVES in New York
Saturday." he said, "and have talked with
the folks there. l would not be surprised
II Fellows got 10000 ms jority. "A ereat
many Republicans Will vote for Fellows.
There is general revolt sgainst the Pu-
liter delegate. Democrats and Repunli-
cans are opposed to permitting Pulitzer
TO boss the election"
Secretary FGirchild did not go home TO
vote, as he is busy with his report, and it
would take up too much Of his time to 90
to CsZs novia, and Assistant Secretsrv
Maynard, Solicitor McCue, Chief Clerk
Youmans, and Mr.. Graham, Mr.. Fsir-
child's private secretary, will be ct
the polls, end all the rest
of the New York Democrats in the treas
urv have gone or will go on tonight, 20
vote ct tom orroW's election
POsTMAsTERs' CONVENTION.
The nsti0nal convention Of third aud
fourth class postmssters will meet in this
city On the second Tuesday in December.
The object Of the convention is e. secure
legislation maGiDg the postmasters OF the
second class allowances for rent and
clerk hire, expenses now borne by the
postUasters. The inc quality in the third
class is quite sppATenr, the postmas-ers
receiving 81. 900 to pay their own Office
rent sDd clerk hire. Those
receiving 500 more, $1,000, have an
allowance fer clerk hire and rent.
This will be the second convention of
the kind ever held, the first being II
Chicago. The number of participants is
uncertain. OF the $4,000 pcstmssters in
the Uaisea Safes, no viewer, $500 are
presidential! sppCiRtees OF the first,
second and third CLASSES, snd the re
msinder, fourth class. ARE appointed by me
Postmaster General.
THE VIRGINIA ELI CrIoN
Representative Wila3n If Yves: Virginia
who has bfea sp.akipg t3roUgdou. Viz
ginia fer the Dem Gratis, il IN the city
to-day. He will leave for Charleston, S.
c., 10 morrow whore he Gas some
business TO attend to. He
says the Democrats ere sure 10 win
in Virginia. Wherever ne has been, Mr..
Wilson gays the Democrats are enthusias-
,ic and confident CT having ms ioritv II
both branches OF the L. gislsture Trey
have made close canTass IF the state
and have figures that give them conf
dence. He hes no doubt himself Of the
success OF the Democrats.
APPOINTED UNITED STATES CONSUL.
WASHINGTON, Nov. THE President
to-day appointed Frank D. Hill Of MINI
esOte United States consul at AsurciOg,
Paraguay,
SILL QUIET on THE CROW RESERVATION
WASHINGTON, Nov. TIL Secretary
Of the Interior nas received the following
kilograms from General Armstrong at the
Crow agency: "The Indians have all
been delivered and are in the gusrd house
but one He will be delivered tonight.
S Tord-Bearer, the leader, was killed in G
skirmish yesterday, andthe balance of the
Crows in camp are quiet. No more
trouble need be feared. The Crows
will be peacable and contented in future.
The whole matter has been well msnsged
aud successfully terminated by the troops
General Ruger sgrees with me On the
sugg. stion that the prisoners be sen: to
Fort Smelling and held until further dis
position S decided upc a.
GoNk HONE TO VOTE,
WASHINGTON, Nov. Tt ia stated at
the Treasury Department that all Of the
Democratic clerks in that Department
from the states Of New York, MARYLAND
and Virginia, have gore home to vote st
Tue election To- morrow, but that the
clerks OF Republican proclivities seem to
show little, II any interest in the election.
Assistant Secretary Maynard, Solicitor
McCne aud Second COmutrolIer Butler
are among the Treasury fi:igls who have
gone homesto vote.
DEAD CITY UNEARTHED.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. Z A report has
bsen received here thst Professor Cash
yxhn has Oh
mens exploring expedition in southern
AFjz ma, has uneartced q whole city and
exhuned 1000 skeletons. The locxuon
is about eighty miles northwest of
| Tucson.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
| Special to the Gazette.
F., WASHINGTON, Nov. The following
! Texas pensions were issued to-day: Nix
| lean war, Mars J widow nf William 3.
King, Bryar; REGARD Castle berry, Mar
tins Mil; E!wsrd j. n lrris, Horton.